Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-25
No Hope of Jenny Limbs Recovery.
HER CONDITION GROWING RAPIDLY wOBsg-THE
HOUSE IN REMINGTON.

HOUSE IN KENsINGT0N.
London Correspondence Of the N. Y. World, Oct Is
received this morning private dispatch from
Mme Jenny Lind's residence, near Malvern Bea-
con- TO the effect that the condition OF the "Swed-
ish Nightingale" is now hopeless, and IL is only a
matter OF few hours, or at most a few days,
when the fatal termination OF her long illness will
be reached Some weeks ago her side was para
lyzed, and since then she has lost all power Of
speech. Day by day her wonderful Wit lily is
ebbing. Happily her suffering is small, and her
death promises to be painless one. The great st
sympathy Is felt here In muSctal and social circles
for the family OF the great songstress on the
schmidt her son, Is daily In receipt or letters and
cableyramS from ali parts OF the globe which go
view and stranger to the Slarish l III PI'i o
which once she shOne, Jenny Lind has not been
forgotten. Still doubt not but that there are
many surviving "knd maniacs" OF 1882 as they
were called, who will by this announcement OF her
imminent death be apprised for the nrst time that
the object OF their whilom devotion Is still an /
has been for the past thirtyfive years In the land
OF the living. In view OF her phenomenal success
and world wide popularity. It is rather amusing
to read the following conversation which Louis
Engel relates as having taken place when the
iimid young girl applied to celebrated singing
master OF Paris for teaching:
"Haye YOU any acouaintanc es in yonr own conn-
Try friends or so?" 81 know only our Old clergy
man. upon whose patronage could depend" Els
OF about tw nty-five and daughter yhteen years
old" swell my dear girl, ali can advise You 10
do Is to 20 home TO your country and marry IL you
can that ;on Of your clergyman. for singer you
For the last thirty years, in fact since her mar
riage with Mr. Otto GOldschmidt, Jenny Lind has
lived In the closest retire nent. Once or twice.
tempted TOR ''sweet chartty's sake, she has sung
In Exeter Hail 1t was painfully apparent, how
ssa Of sa1 me ed }h
OF time.
Her house in Kensington was very Interesting to
son Of the many artistic souvenirs AID curios
which 1t contained. Here she was accustomed to
entertain small circle OF intimate friends. Her
remarkable. Indeed, 1t Is said that Mme Jenny
Lind never forgot or f0rgave the painful notOriety
which was given her every movement or smallest
and when she sung under the management OF Bar
mum. Her son, Ernest GoldschmidL, is a city mer-
that his ther also was musician. possesses not
the slightest proficiency for or appreciation Of the
'iiSjne art" About ten years ago his mother
where she is now awaiting the end Of her lie.
Here she erected house In Swedish style, even TO
the .douDle win .ows," as II Is said. Her servants
were brought from Delecarlia, the favored
province OF her northern home and her library
was perfect museum OF swedish antiQuartes
the only unlOvely trait In Jenny Ltnds character
was the absence OF love for her country. 1t seems
needless 10 add that the charge Is one perfectly
was necessary owing TO her husbands many con-
nections there, and It. Is said that she never be-
came quite reconciled to the land OF her Adoption
Nine. Lind has also a villa In Cannes, where she
has been accustomed for some years past to spend
the winter months 1t has been hoped that she
would so far recover to bear the journey thther
much being expected from the change to the softer
climate. In face OF the inevitable, however, these
hopes have been given up. some two years ago
Nine. Lind suffered from q serious illness from
which she recovered, though greatly aged In ap-
pearance and very much enfeebled. Her hair had
grown gray and her eyes were deeply sunken.
Never pretty her sweet expression Of c0untenance,
her chief charm, had passed away. Though OF
latter years there have arisen captiOus critics dis
posed to make merry OF the great reputation which
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phenomenal vocal qualities, there are no two
opinions - to her domestic qualities, and az an
exemplary wife and tender mother she will al.
ways be remembered,